remember how we kept having newt gingrich and rick santorum -- every two weeks, there is a new candidate that was challenging him. and they challenged him on this argument. and he managed to kind of come out unscathed. i kind of wonder is if that maybe didn't inoculate a little bit now, that he sort of was able to keep to the right. but i think the biggest thing on the right is that people are so distraught about the direction of the country. they are so disappointed in president obama that you are not going to shake them loose. jenna: if i could, charlie come on, on this come about not shaking them loose, mike allen from politico had this to say. he said a cold shower for the gop. most polling shows romney trailing in ohio, wisconsin, nevada, new hampshire and iowa. he has compared that to barack obama, saying that whatever else frequents and who frequents and hats, barack obama had the mask. what about that part of all this and you see this tight race all of a sudden and what about the reality of romney finish it out. reporter: i think it is smart to be cautious for republicans. but th